Chart shows positive relationship between students who come to session prepared, and those who usually complete their work. Work most often completed is in mathematics and/or English.

Teacher/volunteer survey of freshmen currently enrolled in English/Reading

Summer 04 REF Reading

First quarter grades in reading for the Summer 04 REF students were compared with a randomly selected group of freshmen who were NOT in Summer 04 REF (Honors and IEP students were excluded from the latter sample).

The graph shows the distribution of grades in reading for the two groups: REF and non-REF:

Non-REF Reading (N=42)
Grades are bimodal: E and C

Qu 1 Grade, Reading

Frequency

%

Valid

E

16

38

D

10

24

C

16

38

B

0

0

A

0

0

Total

42

Average

1.00

St Dev

.88

REF Reading (N=58)
Grades are bimodal: B and C

Qu 1 Grade, Reading

Frequency

%

Valid

E

9

16

D

12

21

C

13

22

B

13

22

A

11

19

Total

58

Average

2.1

St Dev

1.35

The difference between the means (average First Quarter grades in reading) is statistically significant, in favor of the REF group, at the .01 level.

For students who attended Summer 2004 program (reading or mathematics) and are now attending the after school program:

End of Fall 2004.
Number of students: 58

Student has a positive attitude toward school/after school program:

Frequency

Valid

Disagree

8

Undecided

10

Agree

40

Total

58

Student is making satisfactory academic progress:

Frequency

Valid

Disagree

9

Undecided

12

Agree

37

Total

58

Teacher/volunteer survey of freshmen currently enrolled in Mathematics

Summer 04 REF Mathematics

First quarter grades in mathematics for the Summer 04 REF students were compared with a randomly selected group of freshmen who were NOT in Summer 04 REF (Honors and IEP students were excluded from the latter sample).

The graph shows the distribution of grades in mathematics for the two groups: REF and non-REF:

Non-REF Mathematics (N=41)
Modal grade: D

Qu 1 Grade, Math

Frequency

%

Valid

E

14

34

D

17

41

C

7

17

B

3

7

A

0

0

Total

41

Average

1.00

St Dev

.91

REF Mathematics (N=66)
Modal grade: B

Qu 1 Grade, Math

Frequency

%

Valid

E

9

15

D

12

20

C

11

19

B

15

25

A

12

20

Total

59

Average

2.2

St Dev

1.38

The difference between the means (average First Quarter grades in mathematics) is statistically significant, in favor of the REF group, at the .01 level.

For students who attended Summer 2004 program (reading or mathematics) and are now attending the after school program: